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Topic: upper and lower control arm finishes (Read 5134 times)

Has anyone ever seen the upper and lower arms come from the factory in 100 percent gloss black????What do you guys think is correct???Also are the upper shafts and bushings,washers installed before paint???So that would mean the bushings and shafts,bolts and washers are black also.Thoughts on this??? thanks John

Most interesting Scott and had not seen the thread you listed. Hi John! I have looked at several survivors over the past few years and many have remnants of black paint on a-arm components. JohnZ communicated to me that a-arm assembly came into the plant painted with the a-arm, dog bone, bushings, and washers/bolts as the assembly. This picture was just taken last Friday at the Camaro Nationals of a survivor which shows paint on the a-arm components.

Most interesting Scott and had not seen the thread you listed. Hi John! I have looked at several survivors over the past few years and many have remnants of black paint on a-arm components. JohnZ communicated to me that a-arm assembly came into the plant painted with the a-arm, dog bone, bushings, and washers/bolts as the assembly. This picture was just taken last Friday at the Camaro Nationals of a survivor which shows paint on the a-arm components.

Paint is also present on the hard fuel line, was it also painted / oversprayed or was there touch up done on the car in the photo?

Most interesting Scott and had not seen the thread you listed. Hi John! I have looked at several survivors over the past few years and many have remnants of black paint on a-arm components. JohnZ communicated to me that a-arm assembly came into the plant painted with the a-arm, dog bone, bushings, and washers/bolts as the assembly. This picture was just taken last Friday at the Camaro Nationals of a survivor which shows paint on the a-arm components.

Paint is also present on the hard fuel line, was it also painted / oversprayed or was there touch up done on the car in the photo?

That is exactly how it looked!?! Yes, seems to be paint/stain or something on the fuel line but nothing on the fuel line bracket/bolt, a-arm nuts, rubber fuel line & correct clamp, engine mounts, etc. If someone sprayed that fuel line you would think it would have hit other things. Car looked pretty honest to me but maybe other members who were there will comment. Any original pictures of your car when they were documenting?

X2 on the paint under the bushing flange, and in the holes, on my '67's control arms. Just wondering if the bushings were installed after paint, and left unpainted. I noted the picture of the survivor car is missing the lock washer that goes under the end bolt (unless that changes after 67), along with what looks like paint on the fuel line.

Scott, Are you saying you do not paint all parts at the control arms when doing a restoration?

Picture of original a-arm washer/bolt that had paint on front & back side. Much of the backside was a combo of bushing debris & black paint. This was on a un-molested car and the engine compartment seemed virgin.